Sportswear retailer says it will create a significant number of jobs in Cork and Kildare

Sale of schemes in Dublin, Drogheda and Clonmel offers buyer net initial yield of 8.43%

Retailer takes over Debenhams’ 65,000sq ft premises at the Corrib Shopping Centre

Retailer had issued bullish update earlier this month after strong online trading

Company founder and chief executive says Sports Direct will offer resources to the NHS

Mike Ashley retailer petitioned UK government to be considered an essential service

Green Reit and CRH among winners as Boeing, Denis O’Brien and RTÉ join losers

Retailer also said it won’t be on the hook for material liabilities from €674m tax bill

Mike Ashley, who owns 62% of Sports Direct, pays little heed to shareholder rebellions

Recent fall in earnings pushes average pay per partner far below rival firms

Stocktake: ‘Dinosaur’ Mike Ashley; Fed ‘boneheads’; Hurricane Dorian hits investors

London Briefing: ‘We’re not counting the complaints any more, we’re weighing them’

Retail chain tells court Sports Direct is looking to eliminate a competitor

Proxy advisers Pirc and Glass Lewis raise concerns about results debacle and struggle to find auditor

High street tycoon Philip Day was also reportedly interested in buying the retailer

The audit watchdog Financial Reporting Council has been informed of firm’s plans

Mike Ashley’s beleaguered retail group also faces €674m bill from Belgian tax authorities

Retailer controlled by Mike Ashley was due to report on Friday morning

The sportswear-cum-retail giant has failed to publish its results, sending shares tumbling

The retailer has engaged in a raft of dealmaking that has complicated its business